The Clutha Leader. BALCLUTHA: FRIDAY, NOV. 19.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 46, 19 November 1909, Page 4

The Clutha Leader. BALCLUTHA: FRIDAY, NOV. 19.

Two bookmakers were lined Cat) each at l)iuiedin on Wednesday for street betting.

The ('hi istehureh .erand 1 jury threw out liie manslaughter bill against Humphreys the driver of (lie motor oar wliicli caused Capt. j'avitt's death. C.R.Y. go info camp on reserve! tomorrow evening for their annual training. We understand there is a likelihood hf a sports' meeting on Wednesday evening.

Roberts has been found guilty of the "Silver Grid" murder in I'hristciiurcli, and was sentenced to death by Mr .Justice Denniston yesterday nf~ ternooti, The judge's summing up lasted 7"> minutes and was unfavourable to the prisoner. The Balrlutha Brass Band will give an open air concert on Clyde street, to-morrow evening, weather permitting. 'Programme—March, "Inv«reargiU" (composed by Mr A., F. Lithgo\y., lor recent contest) ; "Pride of Ireland," "Escort," "Pride of Scotland," "Oavalcria . Rustieana," ''Liberty Bell."

Spcakinp; on the Financial Debate on Tuesday night, Mr James Allen said "You have pot our coats- in the Land Bill, our shirts in. the defence scheme, our jerseys " The rest of the sentence was drowned in laughter, and Mr Allen concluded : '''And, upon my word, we don't know whether wc have got our panls left ou us,"

Warepa ScTiool concert to-night. ■ Tlio Kcomonnu School wins examined by Hie inspector the other tluy, with highly satisfactory results. At a caucas of the fioverninent Party on Monday night it is stated 1 : that a majority of the Parly were in ! favour of the Freehold. J. Barrage has a marvellous stuck of Christ inns Cards, just opened, and wonderfully cheap. .Inspection insviled ' A I!) months old, child, Constance fs'ielson. died at Dunedin on Tuesday, as a result of swallowing •■evei'al match heads. The Clutha Kill.! Volunteers, accompanied by (he Mand, will parade, to the Methodist Church on Sunday morning. The Mand will also assist in the musical part of the service. There is a proposal to build a hall, and lav down a bowline- green at Kaka Point, ami both matters will I assume definite shape in the near future. Ladies in need of a '.nice costume. We are opening up io-day 5b Tailor Made Costumes from 10/0 to 00/ eavh. ! 'Navy, Mrown, iireen and <tripes. ! Smartly cut.---AY. finest. "It. is almost an open secret that (rouble is brewing over the licensing proposals. The N'o-liveuse party are beginning to realise that they stand to lose everything, or nearly „so, if the compact becomes law."'—Star Welling-'-to correspondent. The local thre.hiui'- mill o\\ tH's have decided to increase the price for erass seed threshing by 1/ per hour, oats and wheat by lid per hundred bushels, and ehali'cuUing by ■M per ton : the cost, of iiaulaee to be proportionately - increased. It was stated thai the iu- ; creases were necessary owing lo the new county by-laws relatdig to urn t- | ion trallic' on the roads. The new piano for the Port MolyI neux School is now in its plaee and paid for. It says a great deal for 1 the people of tin; district that they j ha\e. been able to achieve this since May last. 'I he whole amount was pro\ide>l by means of three conrtrts and a sale" of work. The instrument was purchased from ('has. Begg und Co., and is a very line one.

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i \t th< aunii d m.i ti„L ot tli P, d , liitha Caledonian Society on 'l'm s d,i\ i\i iniu (lu lii oi on p i_i '| an up t i d ,ti pi o_i uiiiii, w is ai I n_ ,"1 am! a number of important nltera- | tmns made. Tin- (. iutlm Handicap oi , tli 11 dlstanu s wi, do ,p aw i\ with | and a "Shcllield" of |:!() yards add, d. The cycling events were also cut out, and the cents increased. There is to l:e ■'huckiumpini;'" and ''bullock ridiiie," under the supervision of a special committee. At tin- Boroue'h Council's meeting <m Wednesday evening applications were received from Messrs Reilpath (lillespie and Jno. Crichton who a])plied for free grazing for a cow each on the ieI serve, owing (o their cadi having lost, ia cow through poisoning. It will bu I remembered that Mr Frank Bower was oraiitoil this concession at last meeting, ''such a'-tion not to form precedent." The present applications were declined, it being mentioned that Bower's case w»s on a ipi'ile different footing as he had had to stand die brunt of the test case in the Supremo Court. I Mr (I. B. Nichols, the Xo-l.icelHe ol'- | Liani.Ser. sa\ s Word lias been iveei'vcd I that makes it. plain that even if Dominion No-License is carried, all places I that score ~>i) per cent, in their voliiu. will close in two years. Only, places! that fail to eel 55 per cent, have to wait for live \eui\-. Thus, assuming that Dunedin. 'Ta'n-i'i,- Chalmers, and South Dunedin poll the same fcjures as in DOS. all these places will close their bars in l!H!t, even though Doniifiion Proliiliition does not take eli'ect till lillti. There is no such thine- as reduction. If is the lot or none in each electorate.